Ford Trimotor 4-AT-1 Airplane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926

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Artifact Overview

Model 4-AT airliners were designed and built by the Stout Metal Airplane Company, a division of Ford Motor Company. The all-metal, multi-engine planes earned a reputation for being rugged and dependable. From the late 1920s into the 1930s, they were the backbone of the scheduled airline industry. The 4-ATs eased public concerns about the safety of air travel and revolutionized commercial aviation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

01 July 1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.46945

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Retouching

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Back: 46945 | 906 | C